| Clues down |
| 1 | Doubter poisoned about a hundred (7) |
| 2 | Man, say, lies uneasily (4) |
| 3 | Try out series of steps for initial aerial voyage (4,6) |
| 4 | Popular team not outdoors (6) |
| 5 | Fit and active lithe cat (8) |
| 6 | Eager to be seen as a giant (4) |
| 7 | Too many to count without anaesthetic (10) |
| 8 | Stuck at this place in sum (7) |
| 14 | Mathematical term describing malformation of container-grown plant? (6,4) |
| 15 | Price put on good queen holding young Leonard, displaying lack of strength (10) |
| 17 | Thought drink was ready for painting by artist (8) |
| 19 | Rodents swallow egg (turned over) and walk in drunken fashion (7) |
| 20 | A pseudo-editor is made to feel sorry (7) |
| 23 | Unfortunate desire to dwell permanently (6) |
| 25 | Drug addict’s ruse goes astray (4) |
| 27 | Floor lacking lino initially turns up as this (4) |
